As a huge NRL fan i think this is a pretty decent video to explain NRL to NFL fans. No it doesnt include all the rules but it does explain the basic ones. As for why you havent seen a field goal been done? Its only usually attempted when scores are tied at the end of a game to win the match. Highlight videos usually focus on trys that happen far more often not field goals. But there is nothing more exciting then a field goal ending to win a game.
Mate this would be one of the best bloody promos ive seen from the nrl in years. To the nrl and russell well done guys take the game to usa and the world
In the UK our premier rugby league competition is called Superleague and I love it but NOTHING in the world, no other sport or competition compares to the speed, power, toughness and passion of the NRL
Thanks for covering this mate. Really hope more people watch our brilliant game. Also always remember, this is NOT rugby! It is Rugby League! Rugby means Rugby Union which is quite different!
Cool! We don't refer to our game as Rugby. We call it League, or Rubgy League. It's an old break-away from Rugby Union, and Union is most commonly referred to as Rugby. We're a weird lot down here! 😅
Yes if you know the movie Gladiator, then that actor is Russell Crowe. He won the best male actor Oscar, for Gladiator (2000) and should also have won for A Beautiful Mind (2001) and The Insider (1999). Yes three years in a row, he was nominated, he is that good of an actor. Russell holds a 25% ownership share in The Rabbitohs NRL team in south Sydney, so he knows the game very well.
It’s not coz he’s an Aussie that they used him… it’s not coz he’s a movie star.. it’s coz he owns one of the oldest NRL teams in the code…my team, the Rabbitohs
A very good promo for the game. Good explanation and demonstration of the basic rules. I'm an Aussie living in Australia and I believe the US Fans will have a great evening watching this sport.
This weekend is the first real game of the year - Maori all stars vs the indigenous all stars. You should react to this games highlights, plus the haka and war dance is always special too
You have to watch a full game before you go watch it live. I suggest an origin game. They tend to explain more of the rules while commentating due to the thousands of people that tune in only for origin games
Fuck no they don’t they just show u how much we hate eachother and how good the beef between players are they don’t show how good the rules are there’s always the fucking ref that doesn’t know how to ref properly and if QLD win nsw gets pissed at the ref for a call the ref knows was wrong and if nsw win then QLD yell about a call the ref also did wrong don’t talk about rules being good in the origin
Enjoy watching it live bro. It’s a fucken great experience. I’ve only seen 2 games live and they were both crazy games. Never know what you’ll get with rugby league. Up the broncos
Okay, first lesson; Rugby LEAGUE is one form of Rugby, but there is another form of Rugby, called Rugby UNION. The differences are not huge, but they make for a very different game. The most important thing is to remember that there are TWO different types of RUGBY.
Drop kicks are rare because they aren't worth much BUT they get pulled out in the last minutes to break tied games for the win, unless its a really close game you won't see them and they're hard not only because of the timing but they are made in running play, so defenders are coming quick to block the kick and smash you. 😁
as an nrl fan being australian i watched the superbowl for the first time since it was in vegas and that's where the nrl are going to play, man that was some game don't know all the rules and plays but that last 15 mins of overtime was something special i always thought nfl was to slow with all the stoppages but now i realize that's what makes it so entertaining nfl and nrl are so different from one another it's like chess verse checkers, not sure that the american nfl fan will find nrl that entertaining its fast and furious but playing just after the superbowl could be a bad move
And they have 2 x 40 minute halfs, not 15 min quarters that take all day to watch. 80 minutes with no time outs other than half time or for injuries etc.
8:10 with the play the ball, later on in the game the players try to be slick and they do just push it back with their hands mainly due to fatigue but the ref can pull them up for an incorrect play the ball and award a penalty to the team defending at the time.
Rugby League is such an amazing game. I’ve been a fan/player all of my life and have recently taken up refereeing. It is such a high intensity, physically confronting and passionate sport. I encourage people to open their minds and at least give it a go. You’ll be entertained at the very least.
After watching the Super Bowl where your game went for 4 hours , last 2 min took 14 min with stoppages. NRL may seem short at 90 min with 1 stoppage at 40min, 10min 1/2 time then 40min. But it is non stop, unlike nfl. And there’s not 40players.
Russell Crowe is a Major Australian Movie star - one movie you might of heard of that he starred in was "Gladiator" - Russell is actually a co-owner of one of the teams playing in Las Vegas called "The South Sydney Rabbitohs"
Thanks for the positive response to the game, hope sometime in the future America starts there own rugby league brand, America’s very own rugby league competition
@@AndrewJacobsmusic is it a professional comp as in they have contracts signed paid by a club to train and play ?? Or just a bunch of regular guys playing some wknd sport
Hi, it is a domestic comp like our park footy in australia, they have some expats playing as well as players from usa, some are ex rugby players, look up jacksonville axemen or La mongrel for eg on youtube there a lot of games
Watching from Sydney Australia 👋 my team is the Penrith Pabthers.....i live in Panthers Territory and they are the 3 time reigning premiership winners. Broncos play hard and very fast and sometimes dirty but i know they will be on their best behaviour but then again whats a NRL game without a fight 🤣 its truly the best game on Earth so enjoy
You were right when you said you thought you saw players push the ball back with their hand after a tackle, its just you were thinking about the other rugby, called rugby union. This promo was for rugby league and while it's similar its also very different once you get into the details.
Good one Dar. I played a bit of American Football in Australia - I really love both codes. Speaking of lingo -- here's one for you. If you just say "Rugby", that means "Rugby Union". The short form of "Rugby League" is "League", so you can differentiate between them. They're very similar, and both codes are played on the east coast of Australia, so if you just say "I'm going to the Rugby this arvo", everyone will assume you're off to see the local Rugby Union team, not the local Rugby League team. Funnily enough, we have *three* pretty popular football codes here. If you're in Brisbane, and say "I'm going to the footy this arvo" the correct response is usually "The Broncos (NRL), the Reds (Union), or the Lions (AFL)?"
You would definitely know who Russell Crowe is, he’s in a lot of movies you would have seen like gladiator, 3:10 to Yuma, the nice guys, American gangster and more
My brother payed NRL for many years. In a 1987 club game against St George he was tackled 43m from the opposition line, but left unmarked as the the final siren was sounding. He played the ball forward, then kicked a field goal from 42m out in the rain, to break a 20-20 draw.
@@jeffwilson7100 Looking on the Rugby League Project site, it might be John Muggleton. Eels center. Kicked a field goal (and some conversions) in a 21-20 win for Eels over Dragons in round 12, 1987. Doesn't say what times the points were scored, though.
I’m a massive NRL fan here in Australia 🇦🇺. I’ve been following it since I was a kid and both my boys played it. I suppose it’s like your superbowl but we only have 1 team who has to defend & attack. The game has two halves that go for 40 mins each. The players only get a 15 min break before having to return to play the 2nd half of the game. The object of the game is to get down the field as fast as possible and score a try you call them touchdowns. They only get 5 plays to do this and the have to kick of the sixth or last play to give the ball back to the opposition. If you manage to score a try within the five tackles, you get to kick the goal which is worth two points and you get the ball back again, so depends plays a really big part in this game. I don’t know I don’t wear helmets I only wear headgear and that’s only a few of them..
Russell Crowe famous hollywood actor. Gladiator, Beautiful mind and so many other great movies to his credit. He is part owner of the South Sydney Rabittohs
You can apparently score drop goals in American Football as well, I think its 3 points like a field goal, Unless they changed the rules, It might also be used for extra points, I think the last person to score one in the NFL was Doug Flutie.
Dar, for some trivia for you: South Sydney Rabbitohs were the second accepted into the New South Wales Rugby League in 1908, winning the first ever premiership. The South Sydney Rabbitohs are the NRL team with the most premiership wins, 21 in total.
Check out some highlights of retired NRL player Preston Campbell (easy to find). He was the smallest player of his era, but his footwork, speed and reflexes were super-human. He's a great advertisement for what the game looks like when played at its best.
The reason they have to drop the ball before kicking it for a field goal is to make it harder. Otherwise if you could just kick it normally it would be way too easy. Usually you don't want to go for a drop goal because you always just want to go for the try for 4 or potentially 6 points instead. They only try to make field goal attempts in moments like when it's getting close to half time and they are already ahead or tied just so it makes it that extra bit hard for the opponents to catch up in the second half or in the dying moments of a game where they need that 1 or 2 points to either win or tie the other teams score. The other time when they use them is when the clock does run out on the game and the scores are tied, years ago it would just go down as a draw but these days what happens is 10 more minutes is thrown on the clock (in two 5 minute halves) and it becomes "golden point" rules. Which means the next team to score a single point are the winners, it's basically sudden death. When this happens it's field goal attempt frenzy, every set of 6 is basically an attempt to get the ball close enough and set up position for your best kicker to attempt a field goal. You can also score the points needed in all the other ways if you can too, but this really is when the field goal is most utilised. If those two 5 minute halves end with neither team scoring a point then the game is called a draw, that isn't too often though. The team on offence has a set of 6 tackles to run the ball. You thought it was 5 because you always see the team kick the ball on the 6th play. They do that to get the ball further down the field so that the opponent has to start their set further back into their own territory and further away from their try line. But they don't have to kick it on the 6th tackle, they are free to just run the ball and try to score a try or whatever, but if they do get tackled on the 6th they stop in that exact spot and hand the ball over to the other team and they start their set from there. So that is why it's better to kick it most of the time. (Russell kind of explained that, I wrote this before finishing the video). Playing the ball with your foot is so easy and simple but you would be amazed how many players are just lazy about it and don't bother to use their foot. If the ref sees that it's a penalty and change over of the ball and the coach will definitely rip your head off for that. You also can't fumble the ball on the ground or stand at an angle that isn't forward facing while playing it because those are penalties too.
Remember the game goes for 80 min, and it’s action packed. They’ve done tests and found that running the ball back into those solid blokes is like being hit by a car at 25miles an hour
Dude I’m so excited for you today!! Heads up, when there’s 5 minutes to go don’t be making a beer run! Five minutes is literally 5 minutes. Buckle up Brother, it’s fast!!!! ❤❤
What he forgot to tell you is when guy kicks the ball All he's team mates must be behind him when he kicks If their infront when he kicks the ball they can't touch it Otherwise its a penalty the ball gets turned over So you'll notice ball gets kicked high and to a distance where the fastest running can get to it As he and other team mates are behind the kicker before the kick
I actually thought Rusty should've explained the 10 metre rule. Watching reactions to our game from other nations, especially in the US don't understand why the defending team is standing that far away from the play the ball & often say things like why are they just standing there while the guys got the ball & not up in his face to tackle. U also made a good point about the attacking off side rule. I know they couldn't go thru every single rule but the offside rule is a huge part of the game as the game relies on the 10 metre rule
Rugby League is one of the great codes of football. Nice reation Dar, you may enjoy a Matt Bowen highlight reel as his size and speed was exemplary. Hope you get to see the 1st round in L.A I'm in Sydney, Australia so a bit far...
5:36 perfect kick “under pressure”, charge downs aren’t considered knock ons and the defence or attacking can regain the ball with a fresh tackle count Believe it or not the game has become a lot softer, but much faster in just the last few years
Fan of rugby LEAGUE since I was a kid and also played, I am a Sea Eagles which are playing in Vegas, BUT, Before you go to the game, watch 2 GRAND FINALS which contain the BRISBANE BRONCOS who are playing in Vegas this year. This is true RUGBY LEAGUE AT ITS BEST. It has TACKLES OF ALL TYPES, SPEED, FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS, TACTICS, TIREDNESS, HOW TO WIN ATTITUDE. WATCH THE GAMES FROM START TO FINISH. 2015 North Queensland Cowboys Vs Brisbane Broncos,...........2023 Penrith Panthers Vs Brisbane Broncos. You will learn a lot from these 2 games.
AFL fan here, you should also check that out. This promo’s awesome though. A lot of Aussies will follow one code and half follow the other - I don’t have an NRL team, but watch the odd game when I’m channel surfing and keep an eye on the league. I think the NRL’s on a winner playing their opening in the US. You can never have too many sporting interests! Enjoy the games, mate! 👍
I hope you enjoy. It’s such a great game and as much as American football is popular in your hugely populated country rugby league is so worth getting into.
If you haven't I would love for you to react to the 2015 Grand final. It broke records for the staidum, teams and captians, score and grand final records. As well as the 2015 State Of Origin Game 3. The Decider. Wich also broke crowd, score AND the State of Origin History records.
There are two different codes of Rugby, Rugby League and Rugby Union, which to those not familiar with the different rules and tactics may think that they are similar games but this is only superficial and although most Rugby players may be able to play either code to a reasonable level there are relatively few who do make highly successful transitions between the different codes. And if one is highly successful in any one code there would usually be less financial incentives to switch codes mid-career as that player would usually be already highly rewarded finance-wise.
DON'T call it "rugby". In Australia we tend to refer to only Rugby Union as "rugby" where rugby league will either be called "rugby league" or just "league". Rugby union and rugby league are very different games.
You're right Dar with 'play the ball', I'm an Aussie Rules fan, but watch a bit of league here and there and I think they're supposed to move the ball backwards with their foot but sometimes they miss, pretty sure the refs are pretty loose with that as long as it looks like they've attempted to move the ball backwards with their foot it's fair play, whether their foot touched it or not. Happy to be corrected from the NRL fans.
*The hardest hitting game on the planet - Period! These guys don't have offensive and defensive teams, they do the lot but I really hope a lot of yous go watch a game or two, y'all love it!*
I’d love to see rugby league become popular in the USA. I can only imagine how good it would be to watch some of the extremely athletic and talented Americans I’ve seen in the NFL transfer their skills into the NRL. Imagine how devastating some of the forward packs would be with the absolute units they’ve got running around there. The only thing is they will have to get used to playing a full 80 minutes playing both offence and defence, but I’m sure they will rise to the occasion as they do have some good rugby players in the states.
I think this is the main reason people want to see Americans for once check out league or union. Everyone knows USA could do good, they just don't get any exposure to it since they're so absorbed and promote their own stuff
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As a huge NRL fan i think this is a pretty decent video to explain NRL to NFL fans. No it doesnt include all the rules but it does explain the basic ones.
As for why you havent seen a field goal been done? Its only usually attempted when scores are tied at the end of a game to win the match.
Highlight videos usually focus on trys that happen far more often not field goals. But there is nothing more exciting then a field goal ending to win a game.
did it cover 40/20?
@@MusMasi No.
How bout foot out and catch ball on full
@stylestamati Thats not a basic rule lol most Australian people who watch the game probably don't know what that is.
same thing in the nfl just a little different@@stylestamati
I started watching last year and I'm completely hooked, its now my fav sport and I've seen some games that were 10x more exciting than any nfl game.
100%
Lemme try convert you a step further, you ever watched AFL?
Tried to pose a question, ended up baiting a whole bunch of inbreds and doll bludgers 😂
@@WhyForWhatNowgo back to sleep
@@WhyForWhatNowthe NRL is evolving and more exciting than AFL now
It's fast paced with free flowing ball movement on a field 3 X the size and high scoring
Im not knocking rugby, but wdym more exciting
Mate this would be one of the best bloody promos ive seen from the nrl in years. To the nrl and russell well done guys take the game to usa and the world
I'm from Maryland and played league a couple of years. I'll be in Vegas supporting my Rabbitohs!
Cheer extra loud for me! Wish I could be there to see my Bunnies!!! ❤💚🤍
Boooooo up the Chooks
You and me both brothaaaa
Good team choice bro. South Sydney is Hood
how'd you get into League?
In the UK our premier rugby league competition is called Superleague and I love it but NOTHING in the world, no other sport or competition compares to the speed, power, toughness and passion of the NRL
Super Leauge is getting tougher every year
NRL is nothing compared to State of Origin, Qld vs NSW (state against state, mate against mate, is the advertising catchphrase in Sydney) It is brutal
As a Brisbane guy much respect for supporting our great team.
Up the Broncos!!
@@mojoofo Let's go Bronco's.
Yardy yardy Yar go the broncs
We got the team work... to make the dream work...
shoutout brisvegas
Thanks for covering this mate. Really hope more people watch our brilliant game.
Also always remember, this is NOT rugby! It is Rugby League! Rugby means Rugby Union which is quite different!
As stated both Rugby’s r Pommy games.
Both forms of the game are Rugby.
One is played under League rules, the other under Union rules.
Cool! We don't refer to our game as Rugby. We call it League, or Rubgy League. It's an old break-away from Rugby Union, and Union is most commonly referred to as Rugby.
We're a weird lot down here! 😅
No one calls NRL Rugby it’s always called league
@@choof_wormexcept the R in NRL
Yes if you know the movie Gladiator, then that actor is Russell Crowe. He won the best male actor Oscar, for Gladiator (2000) and should also have won for A Beautiful Mind (2001) and The Insider (1999). Yes three years in a row, he was nominated, he is that good of an actor. Russell holds a 25% ownership share in The Rabbitohs NRL team in south Sydney, so he knows the game very well.
Russell Crowe has been one of the biggest movie stars in the world for many years.
He owns the rabbitohs
@@bucksrchamps2775 25%
Yea he owns the rabbitohs, like he is the owner of that team.
Dude has never seen Gladiator
It’s not coz he’s an Aussie that they used him… it’s not coz he’s a movie star.. it’s coz he owns one of the oldest NRL teams in the code…my team, the Rabbitohs
I think Americans will like this sport
They do have rugby league over in the US, but it's only small leagues, not professional like us.
You think wrong.
@@danieleyre8913 stfu kid 🤣 all your comments are talking shit about it, NFL is dudes taking a break every play, be more soft?
We should have sent origin there for a promo not a regular game. Origin is that much better
@@HummerH3V8 or broncos vs warriors
From Australia.... you guys in the USA would absolutely love this sport! I can only imagine the beasts you'd produce if you had a competition
Yeah careful what we wish for. Australia might struggle to win a game 😂
@ErYeahWateva DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! 😏
We already do 😂😂😂@@ErYeahWateva
I can't wait to see your video after those games in Vegas. I'm sure you're gonna like it and I'm sure lot of Americans will love it.
A very good promo for the game.
Good explanation and demonstration of the basic rules.
I'm an Aussie living in Australia and I believe the US Fans will have a great evening watching this sport.
It is a fast tough hard game with big hits. They are amazing athletes.
😂😂😂😂😂
@@lancesimon3301What you laughing about little fella?
@ShadowAussie just the poor old Rugby League die-hards trying their hardest to spruik the sport
Bring back the biff!!💪
Ken outh mate!
Nahhh just be more lenient when players get into it I think
😅
@@MMACazual Lol the American wants to see the biff, Joel.
Let them cook.
@@BlindfoldSniper it’s never coming back, sports too much of a business now mate. It’s bad for the NRL
Today is the day.
Can't wait to watch your vlog.
The hits in real life sound unreal.
I'm American and I love Rugby League
This weekend is the first real game of the year - Maori all stars vs the indigenous all stars. You should react to this games highlights, plus the haka and war dance is always special too
Yes do a react to this 👌🔥🔥
Yep bring it on
Great review brother! Respect for taking the time to understand our game 🤝
Hope you enjoy ✌️
You have to watch a full game before you go watch it live. I suggest an origin game. They tend to explain more of the rules while commentating due to the thousands of people that tune in only for origin games
yeah for people like Western and South Australians.
ayo danni
@@WP-ch3sy yo
@@WP-ch3sy ayo William
Fuck no they don’t they just show u how much we hate eachother and how good the beef between players are they don’t show how good the rules are there’s always the fucking ref that doesn’t know how to ref properly and if QLD win nsw gets pissed at the ref for a call the ref knows was wrong and if nsw win then QLD yell about a call the ref also did wrong don’t talk about rules being good in the origin
Dude, Russell Crowe form Gladiator!
Shit I thought it was Hemsworth. Russel was the right guy for it.
@@bloody927 russel owns a rugby league team, the rabbitohs.
Minus points for him not finishing the video with "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED????"
And 4 memory didn't he go out with Meg ryan
@@bloody927same same but different
Enjoy watching it live bro. It’s a fucken great experience. I’ve only seen 2 games live and they were both crazy games. Never know what you’ll get with rugby league. Up the broncos
Up the broncs!!!!!!!!!
The Donkeys!
Let’s go BRONCOS!!
You’re going to love it man NRL is 80 minutes of hard hitting non stop excitement! Enjoy the experience!
Okay, first lesson; Rugby LEAGUE is one form of Rugby, but there is another form of Rugby, called Rugby UNION. The differences are not huge, but they make for a very different game. The most important thing is to remember that there are TWO different types of RUGBY.
CFL is Union
NFL is League
Which do you prefer? lol
@@razamatazbaz7021 Thats a great analogy.
The differences not huge, competitive scrums, balls stays in play, until out, no tackle count, line outs, totally two different games
@@razamatazbaz7021but the nfl is way bigger and more watched to that should be union
The main difference is league is shite
Drop kicks are rare because they aren't worth much BUT they get pulled out in the last minutes to break tied games for the win, unless its a really close game you won't see them and they're hard not only because of the timing but they are made in running play, so defenders are coming quick to block the kick and smash you. 😁
as an nrl fan being australian i watched the superbowl for the first time since it was in vegas and that's where the nrl are going to play, man that was some game don't know all the rules and plays but that last 15 mins of overtime was something special i always thought nfl was to slow with all the stoppages but now i realize that's what makes it so entertaining nfl and nrl are so different from one another it's like chess verse checkers, not sure that the american nfl fan will find nrl that entertaining its fast and furious but playing just after the superbowl could be a bad move
As a American I love the flow of Rugby 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Russell Crowe, Gladiator! I hope you enjoy the matches, 90 minutes of excitement! 😂👍
And they have 2 x 40 minute halfs, not 15 min quarters that take all day to watch. 80 minutes with no time outs other than half time or for injuries etc.
8:10 with the play the ball, later on in the game the players try to be slick and they do just push it back with their hands mainly due to fatigue but the ref can pull them up for an incorrect play the ball and award a penalty to the team defending at the time.
G'donya mate. Good to see you get it. Nice reaction. I'll be watching the game with you from Aus.
Russell Crow is also the co-owners of the South Sydney Rabbitos.
Russel Crowe is a huge actor and also the co - owner of my favourite team (the South Sydney Rabbitohs )
Go the bunnies!
Also, he's not australian hahaha
@@ithinkurf ye kiwi, but he's lived in aus a lot of his life
Thank you Dar for your positive comments about NRL. Hope you get to the game and enjoy it mate !!
Rugby League is such an amazing game. I’ve been a fan/player all of my life and have recently taken up refereeing. It is such a high intensity, physically confronting and passionate sport. I encourage people to open their minds and at least give it a go. You’ll be entertained at the very least.
After watching the Super Bowl where your game went for 4 hours , last 2 min took 14 min with stoppages. NRL may seem short at 90 min with 1 stoppage at 40min, 10min 1/2 time then 40min. But it is non stop, unlike nfl. And there’s not 40players.
Russell Crowe is a Major Australian Movie star - one movie you might of heard of that he starred in was "Gladiator" - Russell is actually a co-owner of one of the teams playing in Las Vegas called "The South Sydney Rabbitohs"
Thanks for the positive response to the game, hope sometime in the future America starts there own rugby league brand, America’s very own rugby league competition
Yep with the amount of amazing American footballers who don’t make the nfl could easily convert to rugby league
They have a competition in california, eastcoast, jacksonville florida
@@AndrewJacobsmusic is it a professional comp as in they have contracts signed paid by a club to train and play ?? Or just a bunch of regular guys playing some wknd sport
Hi, it is a domestic comp like our park footy in australia, they have some expats playing as well as players from usa, some are ex rugby players, look up jacksonville axemen or La mongrel for eg on youtube there a lot of games
Watching from Sydney Australia 👋 my team is the Penrith Pabthers.....i live in Panthers Territory and they are the 3 time reigning premiership winners. Broncos play hard and very fast and sometimes dirty but i know they will be on their best behaviour but then again whats a NRL game without a fight 🤣 its truly the best game on Earth so enjoy
You were right when you said you thought you saw players push the ball back with their hand after a tackle, its just you were thinking about the other rugby, called rugby union. This promo was for rugby league and while it's similar its also very different once you get into the details.
Often in rugby league, players will be lazy when playing the ball, and just roll the ball between their legs without using their foot to rake it back
The Field Goal takes a lot of skill and good timing.
Loved your reaction to NRL rugby league.The greatest game of all
Good one Dar. I played a bit of American Football in Australia - I really love both codes.
Speaking of lingo -- here's one for you. If you just say "Rugby", that means "Rugby Union". The short form of "Rugby League" is "League", so you can differentiate between them. They're very similar, and both codes are played on the east coast of Australia, so if you just say "I'm going to the Rugby this arvo", everyone will assume you're off to see the local Rugby Union team, not the local Rugby League team.
Funnily enough, we have *three* pretty popular football codes here. If you're in Brisbane, and say "I'm going to the footy this arvo" the correct response is usually "The Broncos (NRL), the Reds (Union), or the Lions (AFL)?"
Russell Crowe, Oscar winner for 'Gladiator", is an Australian/ NZ actor who owns the South Sydney 'Rabbitohs"
You would definitely know who Russell Crowe is, he’s in a lot of movies you would have seen like gladiator, 3:10 to Yuma, the nice guys, American gangster and more
Good video mate, hope your enjoy the games when you go. We love it over here
I am so excited you are getting to n NRL game. That will be awesome
My brother payed NRL for many years. In a 1987 club game against St George he was tackled 43m from the opposition line, but left unmarked as the the final siren was sounding. He played the ball forward, then kicked a field goal from 42m out in the rain, to break a 20-20 draw.
Name?
@@jeffwilson7100 Looking on the Rugby League Project site, it might be John Muggleton. Eels center. Kicked a field goal (and some conversions) in a 21-20 win for Eels over Dragons in round 12, 1987. Doesn't say what times the points were scored, though.
@@prussianpolydactyl836 I remember that game. I was listening to it on the radio that day. And as for John Muggleton, that guy was a hell of a player.
You should make a vlog. That would be so cool to see the fan experience at the las vegas games
I’m a massive NRL fan here in Australia 🇦🇺. I’ve been following it since I was a kid and both my boys played it. I suppose it’s like your superbowl but we only have 1 team who has to defend & attack. The game has two halves that go for 40 mins each. The players only get a 15 min break before having to return to play the 2nd half of the game. The object of the game is to get down the field as fast as possible and score a try you call them touchdowns. They only get 5 plays to do this and the have to kick of the sixth or last play to give the ball back to the opposition. If you manage to score a try within the five tackles, you get to kick the goal which is worth two points and you get the ball back again, so depends plays a really big part in this game. I don’t know I don’t wear helmets I only wear headgear and that’s only a few of them..
Russell Crowe famous hollywood actor. Gladiator, Beautiful mind and so many other great movies to his credit. He is part owner of the South Sydney Rabittohs
Such a good vid bro!
You describing how you felt on the video was hilarious!
How can you NOT know Russell Crowe? An Academy award best actor for Gladiator? He owns the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
You can apparently score drop goals in American Football as well, I think its 3 points like a field goal, Unless they changed the rules, It might also be used for extra points, I think the last person to score one in the NFL was Doug Flutie.
Dar, for some trivia for you: South Sydney Rabbitohs were the second accepted into the New South Wales Rugby League in 1908, winning the first ever premiership. The South Sydney Rabbitohs are the NRL team with the most premiership wins, 21 in total.
Russel crow is an Australian actor, the gladiator is a movie he starred in
Also nrl are working on 5 year deal with fox sports over in the US, so you'll be able to watch it live.
Russell crow owns the south Sydney rabbitos, also the lead role in gladiator
among many other movies.
Check out some highlights of retired NRL player Preston Campbell (easy to find). He was the smallest player of his era, but his footwork, speed and reflexes were super-human. He's a great advertisement for what the game looks like when played at its best.
The reason they have to drop the ball before kicking it for a field goal is to make it harder. Otherwise if you could just kick it normally it would be way too easy. Usually you don't want to go for a drop goal because you always just want to go for the try for 4 or potentially 6 points instead. They only try to make field goal attempts in moments like when it's getting close to half time and they are already ahead or tied just so it makes it that extra bit hard for the opponents to catch up in the second half or in the dying moments of a game where they need that 1 or 2 points to either win or tie the other teams score. The other time when they use them is when the clock does run out on the game and the scores are tied, years ago it would just go down as a draw but these days what happens is 10 more minutes is thrown on the clock (in two 5 minute halves) and it becomes "golden point" rules. Which means the next team to score a single point are the winners, it's basically sudden death. When this happens it's field goal attempt frenzy, every set of 6 is basically an attempt to get the ball close enough and set up position for your best kicker to attempt a field goal. You can also score the points needed in all the other ways if you can too, but this really is when the field goal is most utilised. If those two 5 minute halves end with neither team scoring a point then the game is called a draw, that isn't too often though.
The team on offence has a set of 6 tackles to run the ball. You thought it was 5 because you always see the team kick the ball on the 6th play. They do that to get the ball further down the field so that the opponent has to start their set further back into their own territory and further away from their try line. But they don't have to kick it on the 6th tackle, they are free to just run the ball and try to score a try or whatever, but if they do get tackled on the 6th they stop in that exact spot and hand the ball over to the other team and they start their set from there. So that is why it's better to kick it most of the time. (Russell kind of explained that, I wrote this before finishing the video).
Playing the ball with your foot is so easy and simple but you would be amazed how many players are just lazy about it and don't bother to use their foot. If the ref sees that it's a penalty and change over of the ball and the coach will definitely rip your head off for that. You also can't fumble the ball on the ground or stand at an angle that isn't forward facing while playing it because those are penalties too.
Glad you enjoyed it. Rugby League is a very fast sport they are gladiators.
Remember the game goes for 80 min, and it’s action packed. They’ve done tests and found that running the ball back into those solid blokes is like being hit by a car at 25miles an hour
These games gonna be lit
Yooooooooooo! Much love from Australia bro, Love this game CRAZY!!! LETS GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
LETS GO BRONCOS!!! 💪🐴
Tis Maximus the voice of reason explaining the rules for these Gladiators.
I hope u love it bro. I can't wait to see you reaction after the games. ❤
Love the promo from an NRL fan in QLD Australia. Once you understand the rules you guys in the states will love this I’m sure 👍
It’s high octane! 🔥
Dude I’m so excited for you today!! Heads up, when there’s 5 minutes to go don’t be making a beer run! Five minutes is literally 5 minutes. Buckle up Brother, it’s fast!!!! ❤❤
Aw hell yeah bruz I hope you and your missus have a great time in Vegas and the games are good
What he forgot to tell you is when guy kicks the ball
All he's team mates must be behind him when he kicks
If their infront when he kicks the ball they can't touch it
Otherwise its a penalty the ball gets turned over
So you'll notice ball gets kicked high and to a distance where the fastest running can get to it
As he and other team mates are behind the kicker before the kick
I actually thought Rusty should've explained the 10 metre rule. Watching reactions to our game from other nations, especially in the US don't understand why the defending team is standing that far away from the play the ball & often say things like why are they just standing there while the guys got the ball & not up in his face to tackle. U also made a good point about the attacking off side rule. I know they couldn't go thru every single rule but the offside rule is a huge part of the game as the game relies on the 10 metre rule
Love how Elon spent millions changing the name of twitter and everyone just calls it Twitter still
Enjoy your experience watching 4 great sides from Australia man I'm a Sydney Roosters fan and should be great fun to watch 👍
Rugby League is one of the great codes of football. Nice reation Dar, you may enjoy a Matt Bowen highlight reel as his size and speed was exemplary. Hope you get to see the 1st round in L.A I'm in Sydney, Australia so a bit far...
Field goals are rare. Tries are abundant. Some of the tries are amazing feats of athleticism.
5:36 perfect kick “under pressure”, charge downs aren’t considered knock ons and the defence or attacking can regain the ball with a fresh tackle count
Believe it or not the game has become a lot softer, but much faster in just the last few years
Fan of rugby LEAGUE since I was a kid and also played, I am a Sea Eagles which are playing in Vegas, BUT, Before you go to the game, watch 2 GRAND FINALS which contain the BRISBANE BRONCOS who are playing in Vegas this year. This is true RUGBY LEAGUE AT ITS BEST. It has TACKLES OF ALL TYPES, SPEED, FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS, TACTICS, TIREDNESS, HOW TO WIN ATTITUDE. WATCH THE GAMES FROM START TO FINISH. 2015 North Queensland Cowboys Vs Brisbane Broncos,...........2023 Penrith Panthers Vs Brisbane Broncos. You will learn a lot from these 2 games.
Irish Nrl fan here the game sells itself, you just need someone to introduce it to you.
It’s the lamest excuse for a sport ever half the game is some guy rolling the ball backwards with his foot.
@@danieleyre8913 Why would I care what you think? 🤦♂️
We use to drop goal are house or fence as kids daily in the 80s lol
You should watch last year's NRL Grand final it was one of the best, and my team wasn't even playing.
GLORY GLORY TO SOUTH SYDNEY 💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚
enjoy the games my man!
AFL fan here, you should also check that out. This promo’s awesome though. A lot of Aussies will follow one code and half follow the other - I don’t have an NRL team, but watch the odd game when I’m channel surfing and keep an eye on the league. I think the NRL’s on a winner playing their opening in the US. You can never have too many sporting interests! Enjoy the games, mate! 👍
Carry on mate. Don't embarrass the country with the afl. There are real men playing.
I hope you enjoy. It’s such a great game and as much as American football is popular in your hugely populated country rugby league is so worth getting into.
Gladiator was Russell Crowe. He also owns the team in Red and Green. The mighty Rabbitohs.
Great video!
If you haven't I would love for you to react to the 2015 Grand final. It broke records for the staidum, teams and captians, score and grand final records.
As well as the 2015 State Of Origin Game 3. The Decider. Wich also broke crowd, score AND the State of Origin History records.
There are two different codes of Rugby, Rugby League and Rugby Union, which to those not familiar with the different rules and tactics may think that they are similar games but this is only superficial and although most Rugby players may be able to play either code to a reasonable level there are relatively few who do make highly successful transitions between the different codes. And if one is highly successful in any one code there would usually be less financial incentives to switch codes mid-career as that player would usually be already highly rewarded finance-wise.
DON'T call it "rugby". In Australia we tend to refer to only Rugby Union as "rugby" where rugby league will either be called "rugby league" or just "league". Rugby union and rugby league are very different games.
Nz we call it league and rugby without the union
You need to make a vlog of your experience next week of the 2 games. Be good to see you there capture all the action and your reaction on it all.😉
You are going to love it mare
His stared with Ryan Gosling in Nice Guys
born in Sydney and follow the roosters. the chooks!! The only foundation club to have played every season since 1908 excluding breaks for war.
You're right Dar with 'play the ball', I'm an Aussie Rules fan, but watch a bit of league here and there and I think they're supposed to move the ball backwards with their foot but sometimes they miss, pretty sure the refs are pretty loose with that as long as it looks like they've attempted to move the ball backwards with their foot it's fair play, whether their foot touched it or not. Happy to be corrected from the NRL fans.
Yeah na mate, think you're spot on with that
*The hardest hitting game on the planet - Period! These guys don't have offensive and defensive teams, they do the lot but I really hope a lot of yous go watch a game or two, y'all love it!*
Prepare to fall in love with this sport
You may know Russell Crowe for playing the lead role in the Gladiator or Zeus in the last Thor movie. He owns the South Sydney Rabbitos.
Up the wahs!!
I’d love to see rugby league become popular in the USA. I can only imagine how good it would be to watch some of the extremely athletic and talented Americans I’ve seen in the NFL transfer their skills into the NRL. Imagine how devastating some of the forward packs would be with the absolute units they’ve got running around there. The only thing is they will have to get used to playing a full 80 minutes playing both offence and defence, but I’m sure they will rise to the occasion as they do have some good rugby players in the states.
I think this is the main reason people want to see Americans for once check out league or union. Everyone knows USA could do good, they just don't get any exposure to it since they're so absorbed and promote their own stuff
Rugby League and the NRL Competition is most exciting game of contact sport on the planet..
You're gonna see some mad hits, you will not be disappointed. ❤🏉
Hey from New Zealand glad you are going to games grab some friends as it would not be there all the time
The contract is there for the next 5 years but yes the more the better!
Good promo and good commentary from Russell.